Place	Population	Distance
Hot Springs Landing	110 (2011)	50.0km
Williamsburg	425 (2017)	51.6km
Truth or Consequences	6,079 (2017)	53.0km
Elephant Butte	1,431 (2011)	56.0km
Las Palomas	173 (2011)	56.1km

Mindat Locality ID:

420668

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:420668:5

GUID (UUID V4):

Tactite bodies irregular lens, the outcrop of which is 200 feet long and 5 to .25 feet wide.

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Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.

ⓘ Beryllium

Mineral List

ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'

ⓘ Helvine

1 valid mineral.

Rock Types Recorded

Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!

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Alphabetical List Tree Diagram

ⓘ Limestone

ⓘ 'Tactite'

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'

References:

Jahns, R. H., & Glass, J. J. (1944). Beryllium and tungsten deposits of the Iron Mountain district, Sierra and Socorro counties, New Mexico. US Gelogical Survey Bulletin 945-C

ⓘ Helvine

Formula: Be₃Mn²⁺₄(SiO₄)₃S

References:

Jahns, R. H., & Glass, J. J. (1944). Beryllium and tungsten deposits of the Iron Mountain district, Sierra and Socorro counties, New Mexico. US Gelogical Survey Bulletin 945-C

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Helvine	9.FB.10	Be₃Mn²⁺₄(SiO₄)₃S
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Chlorite Group'	-

List of minerals for each chemical element

Be	Beryllium
Be	ⓘ Helvine	Be₃Mn₄²⁺(SiO₄)₃S
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Helvine	Be₃Mn₄²⁺(SiO₄)₃S
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Helvine	Be₃Mn₄²⁺(SiO₄)₃S
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Helvine	Be₃Mn₄²⁺(SiO₄)₃S
Mn	Manganese
Mn	ⓘ Helvine	Be₃Mn₄²⁺(SiO₄)₃S

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References

Jahns, R. H., & Glass, J. J. (1944). Beryllium and tungsten deposits of the Iron Mountain district, Sierra and Socorro counties, New Mexico. US Gelogical Survey Bulletin 945-C

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